| Roaring Brook Roaring Brook Creek | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Headwaters_of_Roaring_Brook_1.JPG) Headwaters of Roaring Brook | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Harris Pond in Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,260 and 1,280 feet (380 and 390 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Hunlock Creek in Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°14′25″N 76°06′09″W / 41.24025°N 76.10238°W |
• elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Length | 5.0 mi (8.0 km) |
| Basin size | 6.17 sq mi (16.0 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Hunlock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lewis Run |
Roaring Brook (also known as Roaring Brook Creek[1]) is a tributary of Hunlock Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 5.0 miles (8.0 km) long and flows through Ross Township and Hunlock Township.[2] The watershed of the stream has an area of 6.17 square miles (16.0 km2). It has one named tributary, which is known as Lewis Run. Additionally, a dammed pond known as Harris Pond is located at the stream's headwaters. The Roaring Brook Swamp, which is listed as a Locally Significant Area on the Luzerne County Natural Areas Inventory, is also located in the watershed.
Roaring Brook is designated as a Least Disturbed Stream. It is in the ridge and valley physiographic province. The surficial geology in the stream's vicinity consists of Wisconsinan Till, bedrock, Wisconsinan Ice Contact-Stratified Drift, alluvium, and sand and gravel pits.
- ^ Bernard M. Mihalcin (March 1981), National Dam Inspection Program. Harris Pond Dam (NDI I.D. Number PA-00569, Penn DER I.D. Number 40-129). Susquehanna River Basin, Roaring Brook Creek, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Phase I. Inspection Report, archived from the original on April 2, 2015, retrieved January 22, 2015
- ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved January 22, 2015